thenationalacrobat
eat white death...
thanks for the head up bruv
Yeah I'd be a bit peeved. I can't that compare to what he plays in the UK though cos I haven't seen him over here unfortunately. I personally prefer it when DJs don't play many of their own tunes in sets unless they're unreleased/dubplates.
a bit of rat alert/wile out-ish student fayre.
yh hello and that. caught roska in leeds and his set was pretty much how it's been described here. struggled with relatively shoddy sound and a shocking mc, but mixing still dubious, and tunes of his that he dropped were the released ones plus a bit of rat alert/wile out-ish student fayre. was really hoping for a bit of an eye-opener broken/house wise - thought afterwards he might have been playing up to the student audience in terms of selection, but give the above maybe not. be interested to hear what he comes with for sonar....
The one track 'i need love' off of the roska album is really great, such a sick tune and really catchy samples, love it.
Not to keen on the rest of the album, but it sounds really well produced/clean from what I have listened to. Good work. (Sorry for my lateness)
he has basically said he sees himself creating a bridge with dubstep audiences etc., providing a showcase rather than preaching to the converted. given the kind of music he makes and the kind of bookings he always gets, it makes sense as well.
i'm not sure he deserves too much criticism for failing to be something he's not. in my experience hardcore funky fans are not particularly interested in him as a dj. i think he's great producer incidentally... but maybe a bit more as if in his own sphere.
if you want something else you'd have to go see another dj... i appreciate it might be easier said than done in leeds but don't the likes of marcus get about quite a lot?
EDIT: In a way, it makes it so there isn't really much point at all in paying to go see them when they are playing virtually exactly what the local DJs are, without bringing anything extra to the table except their face.
I got the chance to support Roska in Newcastle and I thought his mixing was great, wasn't surprised to hear loads of his own tunes, saying as he is a producer, and he has great tunes.
Anyway, I recorded Petchy's show with Topsee & Shantie last night. Big vibes as usual...
http://www.mediafire.com/?tdekkztwwel
Anyone know what the second Rnb-ish tune is on this set? I've heard it getting played quite a bit by them and I love it. I think the chorus goes something like 'Its just the way you move/ that I really think that I could be your man' with the funky/squelchy bassline following the melody.